Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-05
I'd EDITION.
--latest qb6glamS to The Star.
A SAD STORY.
A hoy Fails from the Fourth story Of q
BuMding-He Had Been without
Food for TWENTY Hama.

A BOY Falls from the Fourth story Of a
Building-He Had Been without
Food for Twenty Hours.
NEW YORK, August ga nine-year-old boy was
tnis morning seen to crawl out OF q rear fourth
STORY WINDOW OF the tenement house No. 81 Spring
street, reach the nre-escape and attempt to de-
s scsna: ne mad not got half way down when
height he lost his hold and fell to the pavement
Inc yaIu turning two somersaults In the descent
injuries from which he viii probably die.
the Italians who live in the vicinity. as usual,
tried 70 prevent the police from obtaining any In
learned that Saverio Vtcino and DEBORAH BasiIonia
HIM up, Sp in, in , the fourth story room
O'Clock IN the morning and left him without
food. When Joseph, the boy, awoke this morning
a ans parents EN- mad gone he had gone with
him to try to make his way to the street in the
hopes Of finding some scraps Of food.
Northern Pacific Stock i'm Demand.
new YORK, August 5-There is a sharp demand
Tor Northern Pacific stock for election purposes
ana per cent Is bid for the use OF the stock one
gay In Order That 1t may be transferred before the
books close at noon tomorrow The present man.
ayers OF the road, who were voted In by the Bultt
Virgin party OF Philadelphia, and the pool repre-
tlnental, Union Pacific and Wisconsin Central
nave peen aceumulating stocks for the past year,
oAN VAASL AOAuluSS are uOW So ClOSely alike III
amount that few thousand shares may change
the management Of the property.
Quarantining Against Cholera.
LONDON, August 5.-The Mediterranean ports
nave established quarantine against all arrivals
from Malta owing to the cholera at that place.
Inggird JOansen DISCHARGED.
Ex-JuDGE NOAH DAVIS ARGUES IN HER BEHALF ON A
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
NEW YORK, August 5.-The emigrant girl, Ing
giro Joansen, who has been detained at Wards
Island Dy the emigration commissioners, was to-
day discharged. She was brought into court on q
Writ OF habeaS corpus, and eX-Judge Noah Davis
argued her case before Judge Larc0mbe.
The court room was crowded with lawyers anxious
to hear the ruling. w. w. Rowley, for the Com
m1ss1oners, wanted the girl remanded until the
commissioners could hold q needing and obey the
instructions OF the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Ex-Gov. Davis said the commissioners had acted
In violation OF law and their action had been re-
Voked 0y the secretary. 1t was not proper to hold
the girl moment longer, even to permit the coin
mtSsiOnerS to gloss over their misconduct.
MI. Rowley said the Commissioners were OF good
character, and acted as loyal citizens and in good
faith. IL did not matter much whether the
woman was discharged. The matter was one OF
precedent. Mr.. ROwley accused Mr. Blair OF mis-
representing the case to the Secretary of the
Treasury. Judge Larcombe discharged the girl
and the Commissioners left the room in disgust.
When the girl was informed OF her restored
freedom her face frightened up. The lawyers
TOOK up collection for her and Mr.. Blair took
charge OF her.